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`repijesented in the foly ,y a S,"Figare 1, demie-s r aftopview r'plano ashinglejmachine con# fstruc'ted naceordanee with my invention. Fig` 2i`sga "transverse, vertical andfc'entral "`""sectionof`it,"tal`` ugh thevshaft 'of its circular "sawpsaids tion also being taken thrugh Y the carriage" by "which the bolt, or

p ce "fofwodd "is niovedup to the saw.` Fig.` ,"1 `s undersideview fof theinain carriage tien of the inahine, 1t "being taken so as te thefcircular saw. In the drawin "a, b, a', twol of which, viz, 5 and c, support the boxes, d, d, of aAhorizontal shaft, "e, which carries a circular 4,saw B,`arranged close against one side oftherail or timber, b. Between the two timbers or rails, a, b, and sustained fby them,.is the main carriage, C, `which has machineryapplied to it for im partingto `it afreciprocating rectilinear motion vin a direction `parallel to theplane of thefsaw., Fixedtouthetop surface of the "carriage,C, and soas,to.e-Xtend o-ver the rails a, ZJ, and parallel to` each other are `guiderails, f, f, each;` of whichsupports a `notched rackaallor` Dffarranged upon it as "seen in Fig.` l."` `Thesaid rails, f, f, serve `to guide 'towardfthe sawand to keep in place Nyon the carriage, C, asecond carriage, F,

` H between such rails and away7 from thesaw.` a HOnthe upperisurface ofthe carriage, and a close toithat]` end of,` itwhich is nearest to V the saw, there is* arranged "what may be termed the turning bearer, F,(see Fig.` l it having a pivotforpim-g, extending pfrom itand intof the carriage, E,J and this i either toward o-r on and the l accompanying l exhibitside of1 which is farthestfrom gs, represents "the inainl i, frame` of the `niachinegf,it having j on its' y upper part, thin horizontal or parallel rails,

,whichshould be capable of sliding freely` a a y a jxss'xennsnrjws, Assmann To einsam, AND HEMInH-HQNT,OFfBos'roN, MASSAHUsn'rasl y f M nons"1wv1ire` wEADGEsoR SHING'LES. i

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u `for the purpose of allowing the said bearer F.l tobe turned horizontally onthe carriage. This bearerfcarries a lever formed with two springlifter catches',`Gr, H', such lever being applied to it, ass'een in Figs. l, and 4; and from said bearer there extends backward an arm, it," that is connected to two` curved levers,`I, K, by jointlinks z' z', such levers` yturning respectively upon fulcrums 7:, k, ex-

tended up from the carriage, E. The said levers, I, "K, and fthe lifter catches, G, H, operate inconnection with stationary litters, L, M, and stationary rails orplates, N,O, allixed to two cross' bars, P, P, as seen in Fig. l,"` the said` cross barsbeing arranged upon thetinibersa, @and with a saw be`- tween them as seen in Figs. l, and 5.

The-machinery `by which reciprocating longitudinal movements are imparted to the main carriage, C, may be described as follows, To the underside of the carriage two toothed racks Z, r11/,are arranged as 4seen in` Figs. 2 and3, such racks.;beingplaced on Opposite sides of a guide rail, it, made to -project downwardfromthe middle of the car- `riage aindfintjo groove or space, 0, extending 3. 'lengthwise throughout the carriage. Two 1s`prings,=p, paare aiiixed to the lopposite sides' of the space, 0, 'and bear against the opposite ends of the guide railswas seen in Fig. 8.- On an upright shaft R isa pinion, r, adapted to operate ineither of the racks, l, m. The upper end of the shaft or that part lof it `which extends `above the pinion rests againstwthe guide rail, n, while the shaft immediately below the pinion is supported in a plate, t, or in a slot, m, formed through the said plate in such manner as to allow the shaft tobe moved so as to carry the pinion from one rackover to the other. The lower end of the shaft R is pivoted on a stationary rail,u, and there is affixed upon such shaft and near the lower end of it a beveled gear S, which engages with a beveled pinion, T, fixed upon a horizont-al shaft, U. Rotary motion is communicated to such shaft U, by means of an endless band, V, made not only to pass around the driving drum or pulley, W, of the saw shaft, but also around a pulley X, fixed upon the shaft, U.

During the rotations of the pinion, o", the main carriage, C, will be moved longitudinally in one direction until one of the springs, p, p, acting against the upper part of the shaft R, throws said shaft R, by the adjacent end of the rail, n, and so as to force the pinion into gear with that toothed rack (Z or m) which is opposite to the one out of which the pinion may have been moved by the spring. The rotary motion of the pinion continuing, t-he main carriage will receive motion in a direction opposite to that in which it had just previously been moved. A

The stationary lifters, L, M, heretofore mentioned are rollers so applied to their cross bars, P, P, that whenever, a lifter catch, Gr, or I-I, is carried into contact with either of them, it, (the said roller) shall force or raise said catch upward far enough to elevate it entirely out of, or entirely above its notched rack D, or D', and this before the adjacent lever (I, or K) is moved into contact with the rail next to it, (viz, N, or O). Each of said levers carries a friction roller, y, as seen in Fig. l, and when the roller is forced into contact with the rail, N, or O, against which it may be moving, its lever will be turned on its fulcrum so as to draw toward it the arm, h, and thereby turn the bearer F, so as to move the raised lifter catch directly over the .next notch of its notched rack, and this while the other lifter catch remains in a notch in the other notched rack.

The operation just described naturally produces a slight forward movement of the carriage E, or feeds it up to the saw at the saw -at the same time causing the bearer F to be turned horizontally.

From the above it will be seen that ifthe bolt or block from which the shingles are to be sawed and which is made to rest againstl the front edge of the bearer is dogged or fastened to the bearer, the said block will not only be turned or vibrated with the bearer but will be moved forward with it in such manner. as to cause the saw during each horizontal movement of the carriage C, to out from such block a wedge or shingle and in so doing to commence the cut at the thinnest edge of thewedge and terminate it at the thickest or butt end of it.

My machine by means of the above de scribed mechanism becomes automatic, or continue to move forward and adjust the bolt and cut it into shingles until it is entirely reduced thereto and this without any attendance, after the bolt or block has once been fixed to the bearer, F.

W'hat I claim as my invention is- The peculiar combination of mechanism employed for moving the bolt forward and 'changing its position s0 that a shingle or wedge shall be removed from it by the saw during each longitudinal movement of the bolt produced by the main carriage, the said combination consisting of the carriage, E, the turning bearer, F, its lifting catches G, I-I, the notched racks D, D', the two levers, I, K, the stationary lifters L, M, and the stationary rails, N, O, the whole being combined with the main reciprocating carriage and the frame of the machine, and made to operate together and with the circular saw substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my signature this second day of January Y JOHN TAGGART.

Witnesses:

It. H. EDDY, F. P. HALE, Jr. 

